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Great Sitkin volcano — WATCH / ORANGE

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 21, 6:14 PM UTC · Updated Sep 21, 5:24 PM UTC
SIGNIFICANT · active

Latest status

AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues.

Where it happened

Great Sitkin · AVO observatory · 52.077°, -176.111°

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Latest reported details

volcano alert level
WATCH
aviation color code
ORANGE
observatory
AVO
volcano number
311120
location basis
Observatory-reported volcano coordinates

Missing values are unconfirmed, not zero. Magnitude and alert classifications do not establish casualty totals.

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What happens next

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Incident timeline

Sep 21, 5:24 PM UTC · usgs-volcano

AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues.

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